Red Wings

Red Wings Airlines flight WZ-9830 had to return and make an emergency landing at Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, on July 18th. The Tupolev TU-204 was en-route to Sochi, Russia when the crew had to shut one of its engines down mid-air. The plane landed safely. All 213 passengers and 8 crew members... »

A Sudanese military plane crashed in El Obied, North Kurdufan, Sudan, on April 30th. The Soviet-era Antonov 26 plane went down when it was attempting to land at the El Obied airport. There were five crew members aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. Army officials said the crash... »

Red Wings Airlines is grounded. Almost. Beginning Feb 4, Red Wings will be suspended due to the results of an inspection that turned up pilot training and flight preparation breaches. The Red Wings fleet is made up of Tu-204 jets. WE WONDER if the airline is under safety suspension why they are waiting until... »

The Red Wings Tupolev jet that crashed on December 29 had three survivors, two men and a woman. Their conditions are improving. The five fatalities included the captain, first officer, flight engineer, and two flight attendants. One of the now-deceased flight attendants had survived a while with traumatic brain injury, but succumbed. Russian investigators... »

On December 29, 2012, at 16:33, a Red Wings Tupelev 204-100V was on a ferry flight from Pardubice Airport Czech Republic to Moscow-Vnukova Airport, Russia when it crashed-landed in snow, overrunnning the runway. Weather conditions showed heavy gusts accompanying a light snowfall. The Federal Air Transport Agency said that the plane touched down in... »